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by Pimlico_Claret
Fri Nov 06, 2020 11:38 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brighton v Burnley - Player Ratings
Replies: 70
Views: 16910

Re: Brighton v Burnley - Player Ratings

Bigvince wrote:
Fri Nov 06, 2020 11:03 pm
Some of the scores for McNeil and Brady are very harsh, part of the reason we at least came away with a point and a clean sheet, is because of the shift they put in defensively
Please let me know what you've been drinking, I'll order a case or three for the next match.
by Pimlico_Claret
Fri Nov 06, 2020 7:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jordan North in Welsh jungle
Replies: 440
Views: 41055

Re: Jordan North in Welsh jungle

Who?
by Pimlico_Claret
Fri Nov 06, 2020 6:25 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Brighton versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Replies: 397
Views: 22238

Re: Brighton versus MIGHTY CLARETS

We just don't look like a team with a goal threat anywhere.
by Pimlico_Claret
Thu Nov 05, 2020 11:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bonfire night
Replies: 58
Views: 4024

Re: Bonfire night

exilecanada wrote:
Thu Nov 05, 2020 11:16 pm
..................switching streets names around :D
That'd confuse the hell out of Google maps these days
by Pimlico_Claret
Thu Nov 05, 2020 11:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bonfire night
Replies: 58
Views: 4024

Re: Bonfire night

Oh ya, lotsa fun :D Nicking wood from other bonfires. Tying string to door knockers and hiding behind bushes. Throwing a penny banger through letter boxes. :lol: Fun times for sure :D Garden gates removed, penny for the guy, knock and run, potatoes up exhaust pipes, jumpers for goalposts...........
by Pimlico_Claret
Mon Nov 02, 2020 11:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Is Pochettino the answer to Utds woes?
Replies: 46
Views: 3319

Re: Is Pochettino the answer to Utds woes?

They could do worse than Mowbray.
by Pimlico_Claret
Mon Nov 02, 2020 6:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mick McCarthy
Replies: 24
Views: 4515

Re: Mick McCarthy

I used to attend post-match press conferences and you get an idea of what football managers are really like, people such as Ian Holloway, Warnock, Fergie, Big Sam, Wenger - all brilliant, even when they were beaten. They were a credit to the game. McCarthy on the other hand was an obnoxious pick, a...
by Pimlico_Claret
Sat Oct 31, 2020 8:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: National Tier 4
Replies: 256
Views: 18054

Re: Your personal 2nd lock down challenge...

Keep my faith in the Clarets.
by Pimlico_Claret
Sat Oct 31, 2020 12:02 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Three week total NATIONAL lockdown before it's too late?
Replies: 212
Views: 17758

Re: Three week total NATIONAL lockdown before it's too late?

CombatClaret wrote:
Sat Oct 31, 2020 12:00 am
Government ignored the SAGE advice of a two week lockdown over October half term, so will now have to implement a four week lockdown throughout all of November.
When will this government learn.
Too pig-headed, thick and priveleged to ever learn this lot.
by Pimlico_Claret
Fri Oct 30, 2020 5:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Three week total NATIONAL lockdown before it's too late?
Replies: 212
Views: 17758

Re: Three week total NATIONAL lockdown before it's too late?

2 pubs in Blackburn issued with £1000 fines for serving beer without a meal. Meanwhile, huge protest outside French Embassy in London today, no social distancing, very few masks,no fines being issued. The longer this perceived North/South imbalance persists, the harder it will be to implement furthe...
by Pimlico_Claret
Thu Oct 29, 2020 9:50 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bobby Ball
Replies: 52
Views: 5295

Re: Bobby Ball

Just posted the same, RIP. Always struck me as a poor man's Little and Large back in the day,but they were hugely popular for a good few years.
by Pimlico_Claret
Wed Oct 28, 2020 10:31 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1224986

Re: ALK Capital...

Rileybobs wrote:
Wed Oct 28, 2020 10:28 pm
It’s a lawyer who specialises in sport issues. In the same way that a family lawyer specialises in family issues, and a property lawyer specialises in property issues.
Ever known a lawyer with morals? As long as they make a mint for themselves , they'll take on any job.
by Pimlico_Claret
Wed Oct 28, 2020 10:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1224986

Re: ALK Capital...

Bordeaux you seem very adamant that this bloke personally ran these clubs into the ground. Am I missing something? He is a LAWYER not the owners of these clubs or even a shareholder. he’s probably been brought into these poorly ran clubs to get his clients out of sticky situations. Until we know wh...
by Pimlico_Claret
Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1224986

Re: ALK Capital...

Is the mass hysteria about this just due to our lack of experience in wealthy owners? I mean you go down the premier league and it is just a list of dodgy individuals. Can’t see anything any worse with Farnell and the Egyptian than say an oligarch or Thai company. Maybe this is jus the next step in...
by Pimlico_Claret
Wed Oct 28, 2020 12:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Papa John Trophy
Replies: 30
Views: 3989

Papa John Trophy

So the EFL Trophy is now to be known as the Papa John's Trophy for the next 3 years following a new sponsorship deal. To think we laughed at the Sherpa Van title all those years ago.
by Pimlico_Claret
Mon Oct 26, 2020 10:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Dwight
Replies: 39
Views: 3724

Re: Dwight

superdimitri wrote:
Mon Oct 26, 2020 10:38 pm
New thread? There's so many on McNeil already...
Apologies, I'll dig up an old one next time. Assume you are saying the same about Barnes, Long, Dyche, Substitutes etc etc....
by Pimlico_Claret
Mon Oct 26, 2020 10:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Dwight
Replies: 39
Views: 3724

Re: Dwight

Some players will suffer for there being no crowds, others might not. Brian Miller used to refer to them as Monday morning footballers, good at the training ground but not in front of a crowd. For what it's worth though, Dwight was excellent a week ago at West Brom. Fair comment, just putting an op...
by Pimlico_Claret
Mon Oct 26, 2020 10:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Dwight
Replies: 39
Views: 3724

Dwight

This is not a thread to criticise, but a genuine question. Dwight's performances so far this season have generally been below what we have seen from him previously. There has been a lot of talk about players thriving off the lack of in stadium fans with their criticism, e.g Bamford. I just wonder if...
by Pimlico_Claret
Mon Oct 26, 2020 8:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Photo in tonight's programme
Replies: 13
Views: 2516

Re: Photo in tonight's programme

Billy Balfour wrote:
Mon Oct 26, 2020 7:56 pm
That's a brilliant photo. My dad and grandad were there and my dad still has the programme.
My grandad too, he was the catalyst for my, so far, 50 year support of the club.
by Pimlico_Claret
Mon Oct 26, 2020 5:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Olivia Meets Her Match - itvBe
Replies: 11
Views: 1828

Re: Olivia Meets Her Match - itvBe

ITV Be, quite possibly the worst TV channel in history, judging by the programme list. Everything that's wrong with society today.
by Pimlico_Claret
Mon Oct 26, 2020 3:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tories or Labour - who would a BLM political party take the most votes from?
Replies: 54
Views: 2943

Re: Tories or Labour - who would a BLM political party take the most votes from?

Genuinely think that being unable to attend the matches in person has lead to a drop off in purely football related discussions on here.
by Pimlico_Claret
Sun Oct 25, 2020 10:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Recently released former City Youth player passes away.
Replies: 12
Views: 1959

Re: Recently released former City Youth player passes away.

On a very similar par with child prodigies in various spheres of the entertainment industry from way back, and current vacuous reality TV shows. There appears to be very little after care if things go wrong. I know of several kids who are currently contracted to either Premier or Championship league...
by Pimlico_Claret
Sun Oct 25, 2020 10:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Frank Bough dies
Replies: 27
Views: 2898

Re: Frank Bough dies

Sad, tbh I thought he'd died a while ago. Definitely part of people's life, of a certain age.
by Pimlico_Claret
Fri Oct 23, 2020 5:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Well run gyms vs well run pubs...
Replies: 37
Views: 2193

Re: Well run gyms vs well run pubs...

I struggle to get the furore about Pubs being closed early or closed for another 4 weeks. There definitely is an unhealthy booze culture all around the Country. I enjoy a beer when I go out, especially match days but don't drink in the house apart from maybe a glass of bubbly on Christmas Day. Pubs...
by Pimlico_Claret
Fri Oct 23, 2020 11:08 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Anthony Higginbotham
Replies: 422
Views: 28342

Re: Anthony Higginbotham

I started this topic because I wanted to highlight the irony of Burnley's MP effectively voting to make children hungry, in the same week as many of us donated to the local food bank instead of PPV. Obviously it has brought up many different opinions. I would like to ask if any of the posters who ag...
by Pimlico_Claret
Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:22 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Anthony Higginbotham
Replies: 422
Views: 28342

Re: Anthony Higginbotham

Just checked his Tw##ter account, was far more concerned about the "s c u m" comment yesterday than hungry children. Truly got his priorities right, scumbag.
by Pimlico_Claret
Thu Oct 22, 2020 9:14 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Anthony Higginbotham
Replies: 422
Views: 28342

Re: Anthony Higginbotham

Man of the people Anthony Higginbotham also voted against ensuring those in tier 3 areas received 80% of their salary via the job support scheme. So Higginbotham is fine with the government handing out 10bn in covid contracts without tender. He’s fine with receiving a pay rise himself. He’s fine wi...
by Pimlico_Claret
Wed Oct 21, 2020 10:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Anthony Higginbotham
Replies: 422
Views: 28342

Re: Anthony Higginbotham

Elizabeth wrote:
Wed Oct 21, 2020 10:21 pm
I agree 100% but don’t give me this rubbish that a local MP is to blame for kids going short.
Get the f’in stew pot on , costs very little
I'd pay good money to watch you starve, but thankfully I'm bright enough to realise you are just a thick keyboard warrior. Nice try, but failed miserably.
by Pimlico_Claret
Wed Oct 21, 2020 10:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Anthony Higginbotham
Replies: 422
Views: 28342

Re: Anthony Higginbotham

claptrappers_union wrote:
Wed Oct 21, 2020 9:44 pm
This is what we voted for
Not me
by Pimlico_Claret
Wed Oct 21, 2020 9:29 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Anthony Higginbotham
Replies: 422
Views: 28342

Anthony Higginbotham

One of the 322 MP's who voted to help the poorest children in society become even hungrier this winter. Hope all the local Burnley Tory voters are proud of him.
by Pimlico_Claret
Tue Oct 20, 2020 10:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Your Top Comedians?
Replies: 146
Views: 10477

Re: Your Top Comedians?

FactualFrank wrote:
Tue Oct 20, 2020 10:36 pm
I've watched a few of the Richard Pryer films and think it's the one where he blacks up. Or is it one of his others?
Black's up??
by Pimlico_Claret
Tue Oct 20, 2020 10:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Your Top Comedians?
Replies: 146
Views: 10477

Re: Your Top Comedians?

FactualFrank wrote:
Tue Oct 20, 2020 7:35 pm
Not sure if you've seen it, but I think one of the funniest ever films is "See No Evil, Hear No Evil"
Finally, someone who agrees with me. The amount of people who, over my lifetime, have not found this film funny is unbelievable. I laugh every time I watch it, must be over 20 times now.
by Pimlico_Claret
Wed Oct 14, 2020 11:39 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: The Repair Shop
Replies: 35
Views: 4035

Re: The Repair Shop

tim_noone wrote:
Wed Oct 14, 2020 2:08 am
Absolutel Garbage TV. Creating the impression England has an abundance of craftsmen and women.... along with that other silly offering of a woman climbing into skips and turning junk.....into well....... different junk.what a load of old Tat!!
Tim, are you morphing into Devils Advocate :lol:
by Pimlico_Claret
Sun Oct 04, 2020 12:12 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: just seen one of THE worst shows on tv ever.
Replies: 11
Views: 1440

Re: just seen one of THE worst shows on tv ever.

Wokingclaret wrote:
Sun Oct 04, 2020 12:10 am
Thought you was on about the match
Genuinely thought the same myself, another lame post. Quite relieved I haven't watched either.
by Pimlico_Claret
Sat Oct 03, 2020 10:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Bedwetting
Replies: 21
Views: 2707

Re: Bedwetting

Let me me know if it's ok to make you laugh - There's an Elm street in Burnley.. looks like we have to make each other laugh. I lived on Elm Street when I returned to Lancashire after my 6 year stint as a student in Leeds. Oh, the jokes, yes I had a few nightmares. Best part was being able to walk ...
by Pimlico_Claret
Sat Oct 03, 2020 10:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Abysmal
Replies: 71
Views: 6173

Re: Abysmal

Thank goodness we can't go and watch in person, imagine the reaction then.
by Pimlico_Claret
Sat Oct 03, 2020 9:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Losing a pet
Replies: 150
Views: 9222

Re: Losing a pet

As a slight aside, what a refreshing change to see a united thread, no bickering or vitriol, maybe we should up a sideline Claret pets supporters group :)
by Pimlico_Claret
Sat Oct 03, 2020 9:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Pickford watch
Replies: 102
Views: 8873

Re: Pickford watch

Pope played into Southgates hands unfortunately, unless he drops it too.
by Pimlico_Claret
Sat Oct 03, 2020 9:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Losing a pet
Replies: 150
Views: 9222

Re: Losing a pet

Total sympathy for you. Hadn't had a dog since childhood until this August (40 years), decided to take the plunge on a 5 month old Maltipoo puppy. He's now such an integrated part of the family that I would so miss him, even after such a short time together, love him to bits. Dreading the day he's n...
by Pimlico_Claret
Sat Oct 03, 2020 7:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Who likes Boris?
Replies: 309
Views: 18213

Re: Who likes Boris?

Elizabeth wrote:
Sat Oct 03, 2020 7:33 pm
The nation is still behind Boris whatever insults people feel they need to throw at him
Keep reading the Daily Express.
by Pimlico_Claret
Sat Oct 03, 2020 2:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Big Cumbrian derby today and other games
Replies: 12
Views: 1140

Re: Big Cumbrian derby today

Once of a day, we were Carlisle's derby team.
by Pimlico_Claret
Sat Oct 03, 2020 11:06 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Why could we have not bought Stevens weeks ago ?
Replies: 36
Views: 3030

Re: Why could we have not bought Stevens weeks ago ?

ClaretTony wrote:
Sat Oct 03, 2020 10:56 am
These threads from this poster are getting a bit tedious - and can someone tell him it's Hendrick.
Presumably doing it deliberately in a failed attempt at being amusing/controversial. As you say, exceptionally tedious now, time to grow up.
by Pimlico_Claret
Tue Sep 29, 2020 11:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Macclesfield wound up
Replies: 41
Views: 5079

Re: Macclesfield wound up

karatekid wrote:
Wed Sep 16, 2020 1:29 pm
I bet Charlotte is gutted ;)
All together now, Charlotte is the biggest s### in Macc.......
by Pimlico_Claret
Tue Sep 29, 2020 11:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Shipman.....
Replies: 24
Views: 2785

Re: Shipman.....

Knew of a bloke who served on the jury. It wasn't unanimous, a couple of old ladies refused to believe that a doctor could commit a crime(s).
by Pimlico_Claret
Sat Sep 26, 2020 3:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's footie 26/9/20
Replies: 152
Views: 7186

Re: Today's footie 26/9/20

Bigvince wrote:
Sat Sep 26, 2020 3:17 pm
B4stards 3 up
I'm surprised a bigger championship club hasn't poached Mowbray, you've got to admire the job he's doing however much you despise them.
by Pimlico_Claret
Sat Sep 26, 2020 2:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: STEVENS
Replies: 36
Views: 5567

Re: STEVENS

Christ, another 3 years of Hendricks comments.
by Pimlico_Claret
Tue Sep 22, 2020 9:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Who likes Boris?
Replies: 309
Views: 18213

Re: Who likes Boris?

Having read through this thread, I can now grasp why some people who post on here are intellectually challenged.
by Pimlico_Claret
Fri Sep 18, 2020 8:04 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: New Lockdown
Replies: 285
Views: 25822

Re: New Lockdown

Inchy wrote:
Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:04 pm
The government will have to make a decision as to what’s important soon
They already have - grouse shooting!
by Pimlico_Claret
Sat Sep 12, 2020 7:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's Football 12-9-20
Replies: 239
Views: 12225

Re: Today's Football 12-9-20

I bet we might have had a similar game against Man u today, eventually winning 5-4
by Pimlico_Claret
Sat Sep 12, 2020 7:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Dash Cam Footage
Replies: 65
Views: 7493

Re: Dash Cam Footage

conyoviejo wrote:
Sat Sep 12, 2020 6:17 pm
Can't you take it to the nearest police station?
And then what, post it through the letterbox, they're all closed down.